Formally, medical fear is defined as "any experience that involves medical personnel or procedures involved in the process of evaluating or modifying health status in traditional health care settings." [1] Contents 1 Classification 2 Fear of surgery 2.1 Children 2.2 Adults 3 Fear of dental work 3.1 Children 3.2 Adults 4 Fear of doctors and fear of needles 4.1 Fear of doctors 4.2 Fear of needles 5 Notes and references 5.1 Articles used 6 Further reading Classification [ edit ] Fear of medical procedures can be classified under a broader category of “blood, injection, and injury phobias”. This is one of five subtypes that classify specific phobias. [2] A specific phobia is defined as a “marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable, cued by the presence (or anticipation) of a specific object or situation.” [3] [4] Often these fears begin to appear in childhood, around the age of five to nine. [2] It is normal to become squeamish at the sight of blood, injury, or gross deformity, [5] but many overcome these fears by the time they reach adulthood. ... ISBN 0-8261-1427-X . ^ a b c d Specific Phobias: Clinical Applications of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy pg 5 ^ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) ^ Phobic Disorders and Panic in Adults: A guide to Assessment and Treatment pg 79 ^ Fears, Phobias, and Rituals: Panic, Anxiety and their Disorders pg 376 ^ Phobic Disorders and Panic in Adults: A guide to Assessment and Treatment pg 82 ^ a b Fears, Phobias, and Rituals: Panic, Anxiety and their Disorders pg 377 ^ Fears, Phobias, and Rituals: Panic, Anxiety and their Disorders pg 378 ^ Phobic Disorders and Panic in Adults: A guide to Assessment and Treatment pg 84 ^ Phobic Disorders and Panic in Adults: A guide to Assessment and Treatment pg 98-102 ^ Schmid, Markus; Wolf, Robert C; Freudenmann, Roland W; Schönfeldt-Lecuona, Carlos (2009-11-18). ... USA Today Magazine, 01617389, Feb96, Vol. 124, Issue 2609 ^ a b Fear of Cataract Operation in Aged Persons, Ritva Fagerstro:m Psychological Reports, 1993, 72, 1339-1346, pg.1339 ^ Fear of Cataract Operation in Aged Persons, Ritva Fagerstro:m Psychological Reports, 1993, 72, 1339-1346pg.1339 (Paddison, Strain, Strain & Strain, 1989) ^ Fear of Cataract Operation in Aged Persons, Ritva Fagerstro:m Psychological Reports, 1993, 72, 1339- 1346, pg. 1340 ^ Fear of Cataract Operation in Aged Persons, Ritva Fagerstro:m Psychological Reports, 1993, 72, 1339-1346, pg. 1342 ^ a b Fear of Cataract Operation in Aged Persons, Ritva Fagerstro:m Psychological Reports, 1993, 72, 1339-1349, pg. 1344 ^ Fear of Cataract Operation in Aged Persons, Ritva Fagerstro:m Psychological Reports, 1993, 72, 1339-1349, pg. 1345 ^ a b c Dental fear: Comparisons Between Younger and Older Adults, M. Michelle Rowe, PhD American Journal of Health Studies: 20(4) 2005 pg. 219-224 ^ a b c d Dental Fear in Children- a proposed model, H.R.